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SBS 2011 networking - dhcp, dns

I am configuring a small network with 2 servers and few client. Now ip addresses are managed by a router.  Should I reconfigure my network and setup dhcp and dns on sbs and disable it on the router?   I was planning to assign static ips to most of devices..

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Another thing that is not so clear to me  is how does this dns server knows where to look for hosts that does not have in his db? Do I have to tell my dns server where my isp dns server is?
SBS  DNS servers (I think all windows servers now) will automatically go out and get needed information most of the time. Occasionally you need to add in forwarders in the advanced properties of the server but usually you don't need to do anything except ensure the SBS server is looking at itself as the DNS Server.
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